chore: Release Noir(1.0.0-beta.22)

Author: noirwhal

.release-please-manifest.json

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 {
-  ".": "1.0.0-beta.21"
+  ".": "1.0.0-beta.22"
 }

CHANGELOG.md

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 # Changelog
 
+## [1.0.0-beta.22](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/compare/v1.0.0-beta.21...v1.0.0-beta.22) (2026-05-21)
+
+
+### ⚠ BREAKING CHANGES
+
+* allow UTF-8 in comments ([#12699](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12699))
+* remove Expr::modify ([#12653](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12653))
+* remove bytes32_to_field from stdlib ([#12619](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12619))
+
+### Features
+
+* Allow referencing types generated at comptime in function signatures ([#12602](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12602)) ([4e25c46](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/4e25c46c2f395fd44356426c9eac711f78ad30cd))
+* Allow UTF-8 in comments ([#12699](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12699)) ([93bb72f](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/93bb72f87af3db12718577cf908961331a46e691))
+* **comptime:** Add `Location` type, `location` methods, and `error` and `warn` functions ([#12426](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12426)) ([9907bda](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9907bdad5d1def2e90801635f5e5a20642ded336))
+* **diagnostics:** Improve missing ':' error ([#12743](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12743)) ([63680ec](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/63680ec30ee6e39c5772ef8147ef1daefb1e3c1d))
+* Display comptime Location as Location("filename:line:col") ([#12668](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12668)) ([ec0d383](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/ec0d3830051dd808ed58473cc01e2596abb4b86d))
+* **fmt:** Format quote blocks ([#12656](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12656)) ([8ffd2c4](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/8ffd2c4cf9548f075b06f58646f734b4c1c477d8))
+* Introduce #[pure] attribute for oracles ([#12517](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12517)) ([9bb8c52](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9bb8c520bc15e2b20dfbfc5545fe5ef03033aeb7))
+* **ssa:** Validate jmpif edge arguments against destination block parameters ([#12669](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12669)) ([0d2fbd1](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/0d2fbd1c722ca607666d94dd4755e75a5dab3e35))
+
+
+### Bug Fixes
+
+* A couple of UHashMap fixes ([#12457](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12457)) ([538683b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/538683bf0ac73eef7a917d6dfce2c1b3b2cec4fa))
+* Add impl bindings to monomorphization definition key ([#12725](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12725)) ([fb8c60e](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/fb8c60e4310a9e140d74bab35e9b5155a1f6b5cd))
+* Add side-effect check to is_oracle_wrapper ([#12703](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12703)) ([69c05fa](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/69c05fa65032dcac9afa3147ca188612640f825b))
+* Allow referencing generated structs in struct fields, enum variants and globals ([#12687](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12687)) ([9b2eab6](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9b2eab6c054622cfb2d807aa7bcf37759bb5eec1))
+* Avoid hashing instructions to detect whether they changed ([#12742](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12742)) ([9776636](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9776636865552f5d25a9a81112ca8e7b4e624d12))
+* Change error exprs to return SkippedDueToEarlierErrors ([#12686](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12686)) ([9dfec15](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/9dfec15dd6ad0a43f25b3f3496703f0f8b6286b1))
+* **ci:** Strip ANSI escapes in extract-fuzz-seeds.sh ([#12683](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12683)) ([3306222](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/33062228d217ee2d05a29bb18b588760a47d9b1e))
+* Correct error span for unused numeric type alias ([#12603](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12603)) ([2c4f1e5](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/2c4f1e542002e9711738a94e6b758966a4eb0053))
+* **coverage:** Avoid duplicate impl method names ([#12622](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12622)) ([3f5e2e7](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/3f5e2e767ffe55624ffe32cd2f2c32b8e9989f2d))
+* **coverage:** Include impl trait generics in name ([#12644](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12644)) ([c70e0b4](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c70e0b424ceb07aeee02a3ad51a216d1e2b0e71b))
+* **docs:** Preserve first-line indent in #include_code snippets ([#12655](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12655)) ([32b539f](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/32b539ff346ff1d5292f911671d7b055943c4e5f))
+* Drop noirc_span dep from acir to unblock publish ([#12587](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12587)) ([aaca1e0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/aaca1e0b853cc8e7556dc51ea3cf6a33a7e5db2f))
+* Elaborate op-assign RHS before LHS ([#12682](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12682)) ([f6a584c](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/f6a584c410f78f4d9c53c830dabbf730d3f8c939))
+* **elaborator:** Detect cyclic type aliases to prevent stack overflow ([#12633](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12633)) ([c7a3bec](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c7a3bec082b671950aa2eee917c451645e30a45f))
+* **elaborator:** Simplify re-borrowing expressions ([#12599](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12599)) ([f08f27b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/f08f27b3763c0a8a015ade50ce04a596b91f1ac2))
+* Fix ICE in find_by_path_suffix ([#12643](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12643)) ([c0837a4](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/c0837a4d9c03b4db66df890e0bfc73066017478b))
+* Follow self_type bindings when matching turbofish on type ([#12613](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12613)) ([5123dc0](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/5123dc0601b6c9aea9d42dad5ee19806c68fc7db))
+* **frontend:** Snapshot+restore call expr bindings around trait-item monomorphization ([#12579](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12579)) ([884cef8](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/884cef89fdfcc5aafa56653042593cbb29dab772))
+* Handle blocks inside references when finding last uses ([#12705](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12705)) ([3b0ea26](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/3b0ea2630fcc42fb6265a6babb073cacb63f624f))
+* Handle quoted values in desugar_generic_trait_bounds ([#12612](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12612)) ([85e6954](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/85e6954dccdd931bde7b0d3db943f0a552f45fa3))
+* Lazily define function metas ([#12585](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12585)) ([e5caaf9](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/e5caaf923fd25671bacd93738dd84be3c857f336))
+* Let `nargo interpret` validate inputs and output ([#12744](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12744)) ([354282b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/354282b2a1e2dc8b964a45f3870bce5e4b122bd0))
+* **licm:** Insert `inc_rc` after hoisting `array_set`  ([#12665](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12665)) ([491cde7](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/491cde769d427c68592f160905f2e4d46d888c89))
+* **lsp:** Don't add to existing use in different module ([#12648](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12648)) ([b129a3b](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/b129a3b12960a76b4518430adbfd33434b0668d1))
+* **lsp:** Don't delete from id_to_location ([#12647](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12647)) ([69efcf7](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/69efcf7e9fc929e7e3a12d42447b7ca794a162b3))
+* Normalize signatures during defunctionalization ([#12700](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12700)) ([73e99dd](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/73e99ddf3d5edf81566602b23aa6ceabc3f81ca3))
+* Only produce one error when non-ASCII is used in identifier ([#12704](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12704)) ([3d19976](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/3d19976c6af0bce51bf7d0530d2045e323d785bd))
+* **ownership:** `&mut { ...; expr }` always clones expr ([#12724](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12724)) ([b95448f](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/b95448f3575c433128ae2ce73e337f4b0fd93b37))
+* Remove all dead store removal from DIE ([#12595](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12595)) ([f858ac6](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/f858ac61b5bb422ea63375c57fa8f95a81215886))
+* Run mem2reg while it keeps making progress ([#12664](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12664)) ([20aa041](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/20aa04194b2b06fe5e8d3e30276dbaac762cfa3d))
+* **ssa-gen:** Consider `&mut (*x)` to be `x` in codegen_reference ([#12684](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12684)) ([be7d175](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/be7d17552aea5a97c01a86677a3af3123b88b855))
+* **ssa:** Accept `&mut T` as `&T` in SSA validation in more places ([#12751](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12751)) ([b544d28](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/b544d28f2e0f7d35fbc170421c251e6cead302de))
+* **ssa:** Do not remove Brillig stores in DIE ([#12594](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12594)) ([fd7093f](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/fd7093fe447d8d405a8b1fcb9fa684f83c105c0a))
+* **ssa:** Use `canonic_eq` in `Store`/`Load` validation ([#12754](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12754)) ([3a7dd32](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/3a7dd3282d80e23c0327a9e0c5f7ced86fee2f72))
+* Validate generic argument kinds in type definitions ([#12540](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12540)) ([653e33a](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/653e33a4566a1092f95bce081df1a8445f4d1ad6))
+
+
+### Miscellaneous Chores
+
+* Remove bytes32_to_field from stdlib ([#12619](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12619)) ([3d0f03d](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/3d0f03dc29f29832597dbbb6d177b652f15b4bb5))
+* Remove Expr::modify ([#12653](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/issues/12653)) ([75e0032](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/commit/75e00320237c0980271154483ab4c4356a26c189))
+
 ## [1.0.0-beta.21](https://github.com/noir-lang/noir/compare/v1.0.0-beta.20...v1.0.0-beta.21) (2026-05-07)
 
 

Cargo.toml

@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ resolver = "2"
 
 [workspace.package]
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors = ["The Noir Team <team@noir-lang.org>"]
 edition = "2024"

acvm-repo/acir/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acir"
 description = "ACIR is the IR that the VM processes, it is analogous to LLVM IR"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true

acvm-repo/acir_field/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acir_field"
 description = "The field implementation being used by ACIR."
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true

acvm-repo/acvm/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "acvm"
 description = "The virtual machine that processes ACIR given a backend/proof system."
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true

acvm-repo/acvm_js/Cargo.toml

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 name = "acvm_js"
 description = "Typescript wrapper around the ACVM allowing execution of ACIR code"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true

acvm-repo/acvm_js/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@noir-lang/acvm_js",
-  "version": "1.0.0-beta.21",
+  "version": "1.0.0-beta.22",
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
   },

acvm-repo/blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml

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 name = "acvm_blackbox_solver"
 description = "A solver for the blackbox functions found in ACIR and Brillig"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true

acvm-repo/bn254_blackbox_solver/Cargo.toml

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 name = "bn254_blackbox_solver"
 description = "Solvers for black box functions which are specific for the bn254 curve"
 # x-release-please-start-version
-version = "1.0.0-beta.21"
+version = "1.0.0-beta.22"
 # x-release-please-end
 authors.workspace = true
 edition.workspace = true